Fire captain's death by heart attack leaves teen daughter with mom battling cancer
By Amy Lange
and David Komer online producer
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Death of Madison Heights fire captain on duty leads to groundswell of support for his family
The department started a GoFundMe for Brianna, who hopes to someday become a nurse practitioner. The generous donations will help with college or whatever she needs.
He had gone to sleep last Sunday night but didn't wake up for an emergency call at 3 a.m. He had a heart attack - he was just 57 years old.
"On the heels of 2020, as we navigated through Covid and all that - I think we were all hoping for a fresh start to 2021 and unfortunately we're dealing with this tragedy," said Lt. Ray Gilson, Madison Heights Fire Department